No. 24-6237

Charles Edward Harris, Jr. v. Whitney Gass, et al.

Lower Court: Arkansas
Docketed: 2025-01-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-violation criminal-statute double-jeopardy fifth-amendment legislative-intent punishment-interpretation
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Harris was twice put in jeopardy for one uninterrupted criminal episode under two separate statutes that punish the same conduct without a clear legislative intent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-21
Waiver of State of Arkansas of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent State of Arkansas to respond filed.
2024-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Charles Edward Harris, Jr.
Charles Edward Harris Jr. — Petitioner
Charles Edward Harris Jr. — Petitioner
State of Arkansas
Dylan Leslie JacobsArkansas Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Dylan Leslie JacobsArkansas Attorney General's Office, Respondent